Disparate biological fusion reactions and fusion of purely lipid bilayers are similarly
influenced by 'non-bilayer'lipids (lipids which do not form lipid bilayers in water by …

Conclusions The results reviewed suggest that membrane fusion in diverse biological fusion
reactions involves formation of some specific intermediates: stalks and pores. Energy of …

Merger of lipid bilayers plays a central role in diverse biological fusion reactions. Recent
studies suggest that different membrane fusion systems, including fusion of purely lipid …

Membrane fusion is an essential process of biological cell function and is presumably
mediated by specific membrane proteins. Nevertheless, the final step is the rearrangement …

Diverse membrane fusion reactions in biology involve close contact between two lipid
bilayers, followed by the local distortion of the individual bilayers and reformation into a …

A system of two planar bilayers holds a special place among the models employed for
investigating the mechanisms of membrane fusion. This is due to the fact that only this …

To fuse, membranes must bend. The energy of each lipid monolayer with respect to bending
is minimized at the spontaneous curvature of the monolayer. Two lipids known to promote …

In many cellular functions the process of membrane fusion is of vital importance. It occurs in
a highly specific and strictly controlled fashion. Proteins are likely to play a key role in the …

Membrane fusion is an ubiquitous event in cell biology. One can distinguish two types of
fusion:(i) outside/outside fusion, for example endocytosis, and (ii) inside/inside fusion, for …

The sequence of events involved in poly (ethylene glycol)-mediated fusion of small
unilamellar vesicles (SUVs) has been studied. Fusion events were monitored using light …